Mop cleaner and dust receptacle



Nov. 7; 1933.

A. A. REISER MOP CLEANER AND DUST RECEPTACLE Filed July 50, 1932 2Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY;

Nov. 7, 1933- A. A. REIS ER MOP CLEANER AND DU ST RECEPTACLE 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 50, 19:52

INVENTOR. 14.45250 4 55.4565 BY 6. 14%

ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 7, 1933 UNITED s'rA "res PATENT OFFICE.

Claims.

This invention relates to mop cleaners and dust receptacles. Dust andiioor mops are, of course, universally used in homes, stores andofiic'es. In the use of such mops, it is necessary 5 from time to timeto shake out the accumulated dust. This process is commonly accomplishedby shaking the mop through an open door or window, which is a veryunsanitary method.

It is the prime object of the present invention to provide a containeror receptacle into which the dust from a mop may be shaken, there beingprovided within the receptacle suction means for drawing the dust out ofthe mop, and means for storing that dust in a removable bag or othersuitable container.

Another object is to provide in a device of the kind referred to, thecombination of a suitable receptacle provided with an opening forreceiving a mop, a dust container removably mounted within thereceptacle, and means for drawing by suction the dust from a mop asinserted through said opening and depositing the said dust within thedust container..

Another object is to provide in combination, a receptacle having anopening for the insertion of a mop, a separate opening for the insertionof a dust bag or container, an electrically operated suction fan mountedwithin the receptacle, a switch disposed at the margin of the mopreceiving opening, for controlling the current through the said suctionfan or motor thereof, a removable dust container for mounting within thereceptacle through said opening provided therefor, the said dustcontainer being connected with the suction fan for receiving the dustpassing through said fan.

With these and such other and further objects and advantages in view asmay be developed in the course of thefollowing specification, attentionis now directed to the accompanying drawings constituting a part of thesaid specification, the same exemplifying a practical embodiment of theinvention, and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the outwardappearance of a form of receptacle practically {adapted for housing theelements of my invenion.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on an enlarged scale, takenthrough the receptacle shown in Figure 1, and the interior elementshoused therein, showing also in dotted lines a mop as inserted in thereceptacle for the purpose of cleaning same.

Figure3isasectionontheline3-4 of1ig ure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail of the mop agitator.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Figure '1 is adetail, of the switch mechanism.

Figure 8 is a view on a reduced scale of a modification, showing theelements of the invention seated within a wall cavity formed for thepurpose.

The invention comprises a suitable receptacle 1 preferably mounted uponlegs 2, the said receptacle, being open at the top and provided with alid 3 having its margins turned down as shown at 4 for frictionally engg g the upper margins of the receptacle. The front of the receptacle iscut out to provided a mop receiving opening 5, and the upper and lowermargins of this opening are rolled as shown at 6 for the purpose ofstrengthening said The opening 5 is normally closed by means of acurtain formed of a plurality of strips of leather 6a, which are. hungfrom their upper ends from the upper margin of the opening, as shown at'7, and depending over the opening, are held in position by means ofsmall weights 8 attached to the lower ends of these strips. Thereceptacle is provided with suitable handles 9. The receptacle 1includes a bottom 9a. A partition 10 is extended transversely andlongitudinally through the receptacle from top to bottom, the same beinglocated about one-third the distance from the back towards the front ofthe receptacle. A fan opening 11 is formed through the large frontalpart of the floor and a relatively small dust sack opening or lead 12through the floor at the other side of the partition 10. A suction fan13 is mounted immediately below the opening 11, the said fan beingoperable by an electric motor 14 controlled by a current led through thecable 15, the terminals of the lead wires of the cable entering theswitch box 18 at the points 17. The sack opening 12 is provided with anupstanding .nipple 18 adapted to engage the mouth 19 of the conventionaldust sack 20 which is dispowd within the compartment 21 formed back ofthe partition 10, and is supported at its closed upper end by means of aring 22secured-in the end of the sack and hooked over a hook 23 dependedfrom the lid 3. -The mouth of the sack is releasably locked to thenipple 18 in any conventional manner. as by the bayonet lock 24. A flapvalve 25 isarranged within the mouth of thesack topreventtheexlstofdustafterssmeiadrawninto 10 current through the fan 13.

the sack. A mop bar 26 is pivoted at one end upon a pin 27, at one sideof the mop opening 5, inside the lower margin thereof, the bar beingthen extended horizontally to the other side of the opening. Aconventional form of toggle switch 29 is mounted within the box 16, theouter arm 30 thereof being operable in a vertical direction. Aretractile spring 31 having its lower end secured at 32 to the said armand its upper end at 33 to an upper point upon the receptacle, serves tonormally hold this switch open so that no current may flow. A link 34connecting at 35 and 36 the switch arm 30 with the mop bar 26, normallyholds the bar 26 in a position elevated somewhat, the switch arm 30being at the same time elevated by the spring 31, and the switch being,therefore, open. In other words, the spring 31 holds the switch open andat the same time holds the mop bar 26 elevated. A mop agitator 37 issecured at 38 medially upon the partition lO. A basin-like casing 39 ismounted over the fan 13 and sack opening 12, thus providing a dustchannel 40 from the fan to the sack opening. An opening 41 is cut in theback of the receptacle and fitted with a removable panel 42 for theinsertion and removal of the dust sack.

In operation, the mop 43 to be cleaned is thrust through the opening 5against the agitator 37, where the mop is quickly flicked back andforth. At the same time the handle 44 is caused to bear upon the bar 26,thus closing the Thus the dust as it falls from the mop is drawn intothe sack 20. It will be understood that any conventional form of dustsack, bag or container may be used in combination with the otherelements of the invention.

In Figure 8 is illustrated a method of mounting the assembly within arecess 45 formed within a wall 48.

While I have herein described a certain specific manner and method ofconstructing and assembling the elements of my invention, it isunderstood that I may vary from the same in minor details, not departingfrom the spirit of my invention, so as best to construct a practicaldevice for the purpose intended, as defined in the appended claims. Forexample, the panel 42 may be perforated as shown at 47, for the escapeof air discharged through pores of the dust sack 20.

I claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, a receptacle open at the top andclosed at sides and bottom except for a mop opening through one side, asack opening through the opposite side, a fan opening through oneportion of the bottom and a dust lead opening through an adjacent partof the bottom, a lid for the receptacle, a removable closure for thedust sack opening,

a yieldable closure for the mop opening, a partition separating the mopopening and the fan fan below the. fan opening, electric conductors forthe said fan, the terminals thereof being disposed at the mop opening, acasing enclosing the fan and the dust lead opening and providingcommunication from the fan to the dust lead opening, a dust sack mountedover the dust lead opening and removably suspended from the lid of thereceptacle, a switch for the electric terminals at the mop opening, anda bar controlling the said switch and extended across the mop opening.

2. In a device of the kind described, a receptacle, a partition dividingthe receptacle into a mop compartment and a dust sack compartment, therebeing openings for both compartments formed through the opposite sidesof the receptacle and openings through the bottom at each side of thepartition, a suction fan below the bottom opening adjacent the mopopening, a dust sack over the other bottom opening, a casing coveringthe fan and connecting same with the opening through the bottom leadingto the dust sack, means for operating the suction fan, and means locatedat the mop opening for controlling the fan operating means.

3. In a device of the kind described, a receptacle having a mop opening,an opening for the insertion of a dust sack, a fan opening, and a dustlead opening, a dust sack mounted over the dust lead opening, apartition separating the fan opening and dust lead opening, a suctionfan mounted under the fan opening and having its inlet communicatingtherewith, and a casing enclosing the fan and providing communicationfrom the fan to the dust lead opening.

4. In a device of the kind described, a receptacle having a mop opening,an opening for the insertion of a dust sack, a fan opening, and a dustlead opening, a dust sack mounted over the dust lead opening, apartition separating the fan opening and dust lead opening, a suctionfan mounted under the fan opening and having its inlet communicatingtherewith, and a casing enclosing the fan and providing communicationfrom the fan to the dust lead opening, a motor for operating thesuctionv fan, a motor control switch mounted adjacent the mop opening,and operating means for the switch mounted adjacent the mop opening andprojecting beyond one margin thereof for engagement by a mop handle.inserted through the opening.

5. In a device of the kind described, a receptacle having openings forthe insertion of a mop and dust sack, and having a fan opening and adust lead opening adjacent one another, a partition separating the mopand fan openings from the sack'and dust lead openings, a dust sackmounted over the dust lead opening, a fan mounted under the fan openingand having its inlet communicating therewith, a casing enclosing the fanand providing communication from the fan to the dust lead opening, amotor for operating the fan, a toggle switch mounted adjacent the mopopening and connected to the motor, a mop bar pivoted at one end at oneside oi the mop opening and extended across the opening toa pointadjacent the said toggle switch, and a link connecting the free end ofthe mop bar to the said toggle switch.

ALFRED A. REISER.

